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1、CRI英语听力2012年08月合辑（文本）：Taxi-Drivers-Rights-EnsuredThecityofShiyaninHubeiistakinganewapproachtothewaycabdriversareregulated.InShiyancityofHubei,localcabcompanieshavelaborcontractswithdrivers,whichmeansdriversdon'thavetopaymuchandtheirrightsaresafeguard
2、ed.CRI'sZhangWanhasthedetails.Chinahasmorethan7,000taxicompanies,onemillioncabsandtwomillioncabdrivers.Mostofthecabsareownedbycompaniesandrentedtoindividualsathighprices,sometimesthroughmiddlemen.Driverswhoowntheircabsareaffiliatedwithcabcompaniesand
3、havetopayalargeamountofmoneytooperateunderthatcompany'slicense.Driversarealsoresponsibleforinsuranceandrepairs.However,inShiyan,thingsaredifferent.Localcabcompanieshavelaborcontractswithdrivers,whichmeansdriversdon'thavetopaymuchandtheirrightsaresafe
4、guarded.PanHuaqiang,headofacabcompanyinShiyan,explains."Driverspayalowerdeposit,andtheirannualcheckup,repairs,wagesandinsuranceareallpaidbyourtaxicompany."Thedepositof7400yuanamonthtothecabcompanyisallthedriversneedtopay.Panaddsthatdriverstheresavean
5、averageof2400yuanamonthcomparingwithpreviousmanagementorrentalfees.Since2008,laborcontractbetweendriversandcabcompanieswereadoptedinShiyancity.Taxicompaniesareresponsibleforpurchasingtaxisandbuyinginsurance,andtheyalsopaysocialinsuranceandcoverrepair
6、s.LiuYu,alocaltaxidriver,saysthismoveiswelcomedbythecabdrivers."Nowwearetreatedasemployeesratherthantemporaryworkers.Allweneedtoconcernourselveswithishowtoprovidebetterserviceforourconsumersandhowtodoourjobbetter."LiangYong,anothertaxidriver,saysthel
7、aborcontractreducedhisconsiderablestress.-2-"ThetaxioperationmodelimplementedinShiyanisverygood.Firstofall,itrelievesourfinancialburden.Previously,taxidrivershadtoinvestabout50,000to60,000yuan,sometimeseven100,000or200,000yuan,beforegettingoperatingr
8、ights."Inaddition,thelocalgovernmentinShiyanhastakenmeasurestoencouragetaxicompaniestorelievedriversoftheirfinancialburdens.Theannuallicensefeerequiredbythegovernmenthasbeendecreasedfrom42,000yuanto10,000yuan.Therearealsoprivilegedtaxationpoliciesfor
